Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 18040097
Permit Number 18040097
Review Stop E
Sequence Number 6
Notes
Date Text
2019-09-17 09:05:58CODES IN EFFECT:
 FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017
 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1.
 FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017
 6TH EDITION
 FBC EX = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE EXISTING BUILDING 2017
 6TH EDITION
 FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION
 NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
 FS = FLORIDA STATUTES
 FAC = FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
  
 ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW.
  
 BE ADVISED, BECAUSE A NEW ELECTRICAL PLAN WAS SUBMITTED
 BY AN ENGINEER, THIS REVIEW IS NEW AND PREVIOUS
 COMMENTS ARE DISCARDED.
  
 1. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC: SUBMITTAL
 DOCUMENTS CONSISTING OF CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS,
 STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTIONS, GEOTECHNICAL REPORT
 AND OTHER DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN TWO OR MORE SETS
 WITH EACH PERMIT APPLICATION. NOTICE THE WORD "SETS".
 THE SUBMISSION PROVIDED IS VERY DISORGANIZED AND NOT IN
 TWO COMPLETE SETS. PROVIDE CORRECTION. WPB FBC 107.1
 2. A BLOCK NOTE ON SHEET E-1 STATES THAT OTHER SHEETS
 WERE PROVIDED AND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE
 ELECTRICAL IN THE ROOMS. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD SHOULD SUPPLY PLANS FOR ALL THE WORK
 TO BE COMPLETED DESCRIBED IN THE SCOPE OF WORK. TO
 DATE, THERE ARE NO APPROVED PLANS FOR ANY PORTION OF
 THE ELECTRICAL WORK. PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC:
 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT CLARITY
 TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE WORK
 PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL CONFORM TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT LAWS, ORDINANCES,
 RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING
 OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SHALL
 CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE,
 AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, WHERE QUALITY IS
 ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH
 INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, AND THE TECHNICAL CODES
 SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE
 TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE
 FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. PROVIDE CORRECTIONS. WPB FBC
 107.2.1
 3. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR THE SERVICE.
 THE ENGINEER HAS USED THE DEMAND LOAD FROM EACH PANEL,
 AND THEN FURTHER APPLIED A DEMAND FACTOR TO THIS NUMBER
 BASED ON THE TABLE IN NEC 220.84. THIS VIOLATES HOW
 THIS CODE ARTICLE SHOUOLD BE APPLIED. PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 220.84(C)
 4. IN REFERENCE TO LAD CALCULATION, THE RISER DIAGRAM
 SHOW 13 METERS, AND 13 RUNS TO UNITS, BUT THE LOAD
 CALCULATION ONLY INCLUDES 12 UNITS. STUDIO IS NOT SHOWN
 ON PLANS. CORRECT DISCREPANCIES, PROVIDE CORRECTION.
 NEC 215.2, 220; WPB FBC 107.2.1
 5. IN REFERENCE TO LAD CALCULATION, PANEL SCHEDULE
 SHOWS ONLY ONE SMALL APPLIANCE CIRCUIT. A MINIMUM OF
 TWO 20 AMPERE BRANCH CIRCUIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
 SUPPLY KITCHEN COUNTERTOP RECEPTACLE OUTLET(S). PROVIDE
 CORRECTION. NEC 210.11(C)(1)
 6. RISER DIAGRAM SHOWS THREE RUNS OF 500 KCMIL WIRE FOR
 THE SERVICE DROP. PER NEC 240.4(C), THE AMPACITY OF THE
 CONDUCTORS FEEDING THIS OVERCURRENT DEVICE SHALL BE
 RATED EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE OVERCURRENT DEVICE.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 240.4(C)
 7. AFCI PROTECTION SHOWN IN NOTE 2 OF PANEL HAS NOT
 BEEN APPLIED PROPERLY TO THE CIRCUITS THAT REQUIRE AFCI
 PROTECTION. ALL BRANCH CIRCUITS THAT SUPPLY 120-VOLT,
 SINGLE-PHASE, 15- AND 20-AMPERE OUTLETS INSTALLED IN
 KITCHENS, FAMILY ROOMS, DINING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS,
 PARLORS, LIBRARIES, DENS, BEDROOMS, SUN-ROOMS,
 RECREATIONS ROOMS, CLOSETS, HALLWAYS, LAUNDRY AREAS AND
 SIMILAR ROOMS OR AREAS SHALL BE AFCI PROTECTED. THIS
 INCLUDES LIGHTING AND POWER OUTLETS AND RECEPTACLES.
 SOME AREAS REQUIRE BOTH AFCI AND GFCI PROTECTION.
 PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8, 210.12; FBC RE E3902;
 FBC EX 607.1.1 OR 801.1, 801.2, OR 901.2 AS APPLICABLE.
 8. AS THE PLAN PROVIDED IS MISSING A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
 OF INFORMATION, A FULL REVIEW IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS
 TIME. FURTHER REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE POSSIBLE WHEN
 CORRECTIONS ARE SUBMITTED. WPB FBC 107.2.1
  
 END OF COMMENTS.
  
 PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED
 MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN
 RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE
 LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY
 RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES
 INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUSLY
 REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED
 SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED OLD
 SHEETS.
  
 SINCERELY,
  
 JOHN PEARSON
 ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6746
 [email protected]
  


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